Nery Mantey Niangkouara
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Nationality | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Athens, Greece | March 14, 1983||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||
Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nery Mantey Niangkouara (
At the end of July 2005 she took 7th place at the World Aquatics Championships in Montreal in the final of the 100m free.[2]
In 2006, she continued her streak of very good performances. Neri Niangkouara qualified for the final 100 meters free with performance of the 2nd semi (54.63, record, old 54.81 own by August 14, 2004) the European Aquatic Championships in Budapest in August 2006. Niangkouara managed to finish in third place in the final, August 2, 2006, with the national record (54.48). The old record was all of the previous day, 54.63.
In 2007 Niagkouara had good position in the International Military Games in India in the 50 meter freestyle, and finished in 6th place with 25.65.
In November 2007, Neri announced her decision to retire.[3] However, she came back in style in 2012, competing at the Olympics again.[1] As of September 2013 she is also a swimming trainer of Panathinaikos' youth academies. She is the daughter of a Kenyan father and a Greek mother.
References
- ^ a b "Nery Mantey Niangkouara Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- ^ "Google Translate". translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved April 27, 2018.